Shair Aur Sargam, Songs From Movies of 7 Great Lyricists Options

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(Rajinder Krishan) Barkha (1959)

Actor Jagdeep heads the cast of this film dealing with the familiar plot of a rural setting where a bad zamindar subjects poor to misery and suffering. Jagdeep who started as a child artiste and acted in nearly 400 movies was in AVM’s earlier 1957 hit film “Hum Panchhi Ek Daal Ke”. The owners of AVM immediately signed him for multiple films. As part of this he appeared in another 1957 film for them, “Bhabhi”, in an adult role. It was a super hit. He appeared either as the leading man or in an important role in quick succession for their films. These were 1959 “Baap Bete”, this film “Barkha”, and the 1960 “Bindiya”. However Jagdeep did not stay as a leading man and serious actor for too long as he later found his niche and success as a comedian.

The dramas AVM produced in those times all have similar plots. Very seldom their subjects changed. Either Madan Mohanji or Chitraguptji were the music directors for these films. Rajinder Krishanji was a constant for all the films and was in charge of penning the lyrics for the songs. This movie may have been okay for the times it was produced but it was difficult to watch it in today’s constantly changing times.

There are several good songs in the film. The duet of Lataji and Mukeshji, “Ek Raat Mein”, and Lataji’s solo “Tadpaaoge” were chartbusters. The song “Sur Badle” appears four times in the film. First three have different “antaras” but the fourth one is simply a repetition of the “mukhda”. However it has some music preceding it. I am uploading all four versions of this song and others here in two back-to-back posts.

Here is the first set of songs…

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Concluding Songs from "Barkha (1959)"...

Here are the rest of the songs from this movie...

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(Shailendra) Masoom (1960)

This movie tells travails of three orphaned children, two boys and a girl, all very young. The story unfolds as the older boy tries to find suitable places for his younger brother and little sister. For a change, this movie shows that there are many people out there who are willing to extend a helping hand.

Robin Banerjee’s music is one of the highlights of the movie. It starts with beautiful title music and in the span of two plus hours sprinkles some fine songs around. A couple of songs from the film became extremely popular. These were “Humein Unn Raahon Par” and Ranu Mukherjee’s lovely “Naani Teri” (music for this song was composed by Hemantda). Subir Sen’s voice in the song “Humein” is deadpan for Hemantda’s. Even intense hearing does not give any clues that it is not Hemantda singing but it is Subir Sen. Incidentally there is a question about the female singer of the duet “Tu Prem Nagar”. Many sources list Sudha Malhotra as the singer. But I have also seen the song attributed to Sabita Banerjee. The DVD titles don’t help here. It omitted listing credits of all the playback singers. I am requesting members with Geet Kosh to please help clarify this. Many thanks.

Apart from the two popular songs mentioned above, I have another favorite from this film. It is Suman Kalyanpur’s song “Nanhi Si Gudiya”. Beautifully composed, the song was passionately sung by Sumanji. It lingers in your thoughts for a while.

Some of the songs have faint hum in the background that I could not get rid of. For this reason I am uploading all the songs at a lower bit rate. Here are these…

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(Anand Bakshi) Jeene Ki Raah (1969)

This film was produced and directed by L.V. Prasad. It was based on the 1953 Telugu hit “Brathuku Theruvu”. In spite of many inconsistencies in the plot and absurdities in the story, the movie became a winner thanks mainly on its hit music. Laxmikant & Pyarelal grabbed a Filmfare Award as the Best Composers for their score. This was a repeat for LP who were also the recipient of the same award for Prasad’s “Milan” only two years earlier. Lataji was adjudged as the Best Female Playback Singer for the song “Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage”.

Many of the songs are repeated in the film. “Badi Mastaani” appears three times, all three different versions. “Chanda Ko” appears twice. “Ek Banjaara” also appears twice even though the second one is a repeat. Except it is preceded by some music and Rafi Saab’s humming.

I am uploading these and other songs plus a couple of version songs and a few instrumentals in two back-to-back posts. Here is the first set of songs…

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Some Specials of Songs from "Jeene Ki Raah (1969)"...

I am uploading below a couple of version songs and a few instrumentals of the songs from this film. Here are they...

[Parchy]

Hello Swarapriya,
Words are not adequate to convey the immense thanks due to you from all members, and I convey my sincere gratitude for all your uploads.

Your superb well organized collection provides the tenets for an in-depth study of the history of Indian music. The uploading of additional specials from other renowned musicians and singers provides the environment to foster artistic development.

Thank you for sharing your collection and for taking the trouble to make this available to everyone.

I am especially very grateful to you.
Regards,
Parchy

[swarapriya]

Hello Swarapriya,
Words are not adequate to convey the immense thanks due to you from all members, and I convey my sincere gratitude for all your uploads.

Your superb well organized collection provides the tenets for an in-depth study of the history of Indian music. The uploading of additional specials from other renowned musicians and singers provides the environment to foster artistic development.

Thank you for sharing your collection and for taking the trouble to make this available to everyone.

I am especially very grateful to you.
Regards,
Parchy

Parchy,

Your words have deeply touched my heart. Thank you kindly for such eloquent expression. An occasional recognition, albeit rare in these columns, is enough for you to move forward as you know that you have made a difference that has left an indelible mark on others.

Many cheers to you,
Swarapriya

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(Hasrat Jaipuri) Mera Ghar Mere Bachche (1960)

This family drama was produced and directed by Sohrab Modi. He also had a major role in the film. Naaz who acted in a handful of films as a child artiste grew old enough that she was given an adult role in this film for the first time. She married later her costar in the film, Subiraj.

One of the highlights of the film was its music. This is rare in the sense we don’t see or get to hear too many songs composed by Sardar Malik (see his photo below when he was young). He should have had more recognition for his work that he never received. His 1960 “Saranga” was a milestone in his career that also came same year as this film. Hindi film world that way is very strange. Even though Malik Saab was trained as a dancer, singer, and musician and started his career with the film “Renuka” in 1947 as a composer, his entire film production was limited to about 30 films.

“Saranga” had around 20 songs, some of very longer duration and some of shorter duration. Many songs from this film became popular, especially the two solos by Mukeshji, “Haan Deewaana Hoon Main” and “Saranga Teri Yaad Mein”. Apart from the glory of “Saranga” Malik Saab’s some other unforgettable songs include “Bahaaron Ki Duniya” from the 1953 film “Laila Majnu”, “Aye Gham-E-Dil Kya Karoon” from “Thokar”, again a 1953 film, “Main Ghareebon Ka Dil Hoon” from the film “Aab-E-Hayat (1955)”, “Hui Yeh Hum Se Naadaani” from “Chor Bazar (1954)”, “Sunn Chaand Meri Yeh Daastaan” from “Naag Jyoti (1963)”, and a few others.

Sardar Malik was married to the sister of Hasrat Jaipuri, who wrote lyrics for the songs of this film. One of the bright spots in Malik Saab’s life was his son Anu who carved himself a very successful career as a music director. Senior Malik passed away in 2006 but not before seeing the success his son was enjoying. Anu Malik rose to prominence in 90’s and is still very much visible in TV shows and as a composer for an occasional movie. Anu also has two other brothers Abu and Daboo. Daboo also gave music to few films.

This movie has several good songs. All duets, Ashaji’s solos, and Mukeshji’s solos standout. My favorite solo of the movie is “Ek Tum Nahin Ho” and the duet is “Bahaaron Se Poochho”. Here are these and the rest of the songs from this film…

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(Majrooh) Baat Ek Raat Ki (1962)

A clumsy screenplay and inept direction turns what should have been a good movie into a mediocre one. This in spite of hauntingly melodious music by Burmanda and an endearing performance by Waheeda. She looked simply stunning and charming and at the same time gave a winning performance as a tormented woman accused of murder and was convinced that she indeed did commit the crime. Dev looking as stylish as ever, smoking pipe, played an attorney bent on proving Waheeda’s innocence. Yet all this could not gel together to come up with a good watching experience.

As mentioned earlier music is one of the saving graces of the film. Burmanda was assisted by RD and with the combination of Majrooh Saab penning lyrics they came up with several catchy songs. Of all the songs the chartbuster was both versions of “Na Tum Humein Jaano”. Especially Hemantda’s deep voice suits the haunting melody of the song so well. It leaves one with the pleasure of an unforgettable listening experience.

I am uploading all songs and some specials plus various instrumentals in four back-to-back posts. The first two posts give the songs from the film. The next two posts give a couple of specials and several instrumentals.

Here are the songs in the first post…

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Concluding Songs from "Baat Ek Raat Ki (1962)"...

Here are the rest of the songs and some music clips from this film...

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A Few Instrumentals of "Na Tum" Song From "Baat Ek Raat Ki (1962)"...

Here are a couple of specials and a few instrumentals of the song "Na Tum Humein Jaano"...

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Oct 14 2015, 05:52 PM

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Concluding Instrumentals of "Na Tum" Song From "Baat Ek Raat Ki (1962)"...

Here are a few more instrumentals of the popular song "Na Tum Humein Jaano" from the film...

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(Rajinder Krishan) Chacha Zindabad (1959)

The combination of Madan Mohan ji, Rajinder Krishan ji, Lata ji, and Kishoreda always produced beautiful results. That Lata ji sang some of her best songs for Mohan Saab is a well-known fact. Interestingly Kishoreda’s association with Madan ji also produced some memorable songs.

The association between Madan Mohan ji and Kishoreda goes a long way back. It started with Madan Mohan ji's second film as a composer, "Ada", released in 1951. The last film they worked together was in Chetan Anand's movie "Sahib Bahadur" released in 1975, a remake of Dev's "Afsar (1950)" which was also directed by Chetan Anand. Altogether they worked in 17 films producing several outstandingly beautiful songs. Some of the standout solos include "Dil Dil Se Mila Kar Dekho" in "Memsahib (1956)", "Aye Haseenon Naazneenon" from this film, "Zaroorat Hai Zaroorat Hai" from "Man-Mauji (1962)", "Simti Si Sharmaai Si" from "Parwana (1971)", and "Raahi Tha Main Aawaara" from "Sahib Bahadur (1975)". Interestingly, for many of these films Rajinder Krishan ji was the lyricist, who was Mohan ji's favorite.

There are several beautiful tracks in this album. Almost all songs were chartbusters making this one of the finest music Madan ji composed for a film. Apart from Kishoreda's song mentioned earlier ("Aye Haseenon") I have two more favorites in this album. One of them is Lata ji's mellifluous "Bairan Neend Na Aaye" and the other is the outstanding duet by Lata and Mannada, "Preetam Daras Dikhaao". I want to mention about another beautiful song “Des Chhudaaye”. This song showcases the versatility of Kishoreda as an actor and singer. He changes his voice so many times for this song and in the scene from the movie enacts every bit as dictated by the song. Simply amazing and utterly astonishing talent. This was one of the better films of Kishoreda where the comedy and the story together were cleverly combined.

I am uploading all songs of this popular musical in two back-to-back posts. Here is a description of these songs and the songs themselves in the first post...

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Concluding Songs from "Chacha Zindabad (1959)"...

Here are the rest of the songs from this fine musical...

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(Shailendra) Miya Bibi Razi (1960)

With a title like “Miya Bibi Razi” and Mahmood as one of the principal actors I expected the film to be a comedy. Even though it had moments with Mahmood in the middle, it basically is a serious film dealing with the issue of dowry. For the film, Pt. Mukhram Sharma wrote the story, screenplay, dialogues and co-produced it with Mahesh Kaul.

There are several good songs in the film. Suman Kalyanpur was at the center stage with several good songs. In the film the beauty of the song “Khuli Hai Aankh” was lost because of number of dialogues by Mahmood who was acting like a woman performing before ladies only audience. I am uploading this song as it is but I am also uploading the same song with all dialogues and applauses removed. The result I think is a beauty by Kalyanpur.

The same thing happened with another song, “Tum Mere”, even though interruptions were very brief. I removed a couple of these minor dialogues and I am uploading this song also with and without dialogues. With the interruptions removed, I believe, Rafi Saab’s song emerges as a real winner.

Burmanda made use of the talent of a lesser known singer Kamla Sista for the fine duet “Paani Hota” with Rafi Saab. She sang some songs with Mukesh and others in the private album “Tulsi Ramayan”. Sista also sang in two or three movies earlier, notable one being the 1958 “Ganga Ki Lehren”. She had a couple of solos in that film that had music by Snehal Bhatkar. She also sang another solo for Bhatkarji in the 1959 film “Scout Camp”.

Mahendra sang only two songs in his entire career, both duets, for Burmanda. Both duets were with Asha. The title song from this film, “Mil Gaye Milne Waale”, was the first one. The second and the last one was the song “Mera Kya Sanam” from the 1969 film “Talash”.

I am uploading these and other songs from this film in two back-to-back posts. Here is the first set of songs…

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Oct 20 2015, 09:28 PM